What to know about the changes to PGA Tour eligibility

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Six-time PGA Tour winner Lucas Glover called the circuit's newly announced changes to reduced field sizes and the number of fully exempt cards "terrible."

In an interview with Golfweek, Glover said the PGA Tour Player Advisory Council and policy board were "hiding behind pace of play" to justify the radical changes.

"They think we're stupid," Glover said.

Matt Fitzpatrick, the 2022 U.S. Open winner, seemed to support Glover's position in a post on his X account Monday: "He's so right, pathetic that pace of play is [spoken] about every year and nothing ever gets done."

Regardless, the PGA Tour will be smaller starting in 2026. The number of golfers with full-time membership…